From ecru stripe, cut:
4—1-7/8" squares, cutting each in half diagonally for 8 triangles total (Cut through two of the squares with stripes oriented vertically and two squares with stripes running horizontally so that you can miter them later.)
80—1-1/2" squares

2. Join one segment from each strip set to make a Four-Patch unit (Diagram 2). Press seam in one direction. The unit should be 2-1/2" square including seam allowances. Repeat to make 24 Four-Patch units total.

3. Referring to Diagram 3 for placement, sew together two Four-Patch units, an ecru tone-on-tone 2-1/2" square, and an ecru star print 2-1/2" square in pairs. Press seams toward ecru squares. Join pairs to make a Double Four-Patch block. Press seams in one direction. The block should be 4-1/2" square including seam allowances. Repeat to make 12 Double Four-Patch blocks total.

4. Align a marked square with opposite end of Step 3 rectangle (Diagram 4; again note direction of marked line). Stitch, trim, and press as before to make a Flying Geese unit. The unit should be 2-1/2x1-1/2" including seam allowances.

5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to make four Flying Geese units total.

6. Referring to Diagram 5, sew together the four ecru tone-on-tone 1-1/2" squares; four Flying Geese units; and blue print 2-1/2" square in rows. Press seams away from Flying Geese units. Join rows to make Sawtooth Star block A. Press seams in one direction. The block should be 4-1/2" square including seam allowances.

Assemble Quilt Center

1. Referring to Quilt Assembly Diagram for placement, lay out Double Four-Patch blocks and Sawtooth Star A, B, and C blocks in four horizontal rows. Sew together blocks in each row. Press seams in one direction, alternating direction with each row.

2. Join rows to make quilt center; press seams in one direction. The quilt center should be 24-1/2x16-1/2" including seam allowances.

Assemble and Add Border

1. Use a pencil to mark a diagonal line on wrong side of each ecru stripe 1-1/2" square. Note: to achieve the stripe effect in the featured quilt, mark the line on half of the squares with stripes running vertically and mark the other half with stripes running horizontally.

2. Referring to Assemble Sawtooth Star Blocks, steps 3 and 4, use solid navy 1-1/2x2-1/2" rectangles and marked ecru stripe squares to make 40 Flying Geese units. Pin squares in place and open up before stitching to make sure stripes will run in the same direction.

3. Referring to Quilt Assembly Diagram, sew together eight Flying Geese units to make a short border strip. Press seams in one direction. The short border strip should be 1-1/2x16-1/2" including seam allowances. Repeat to make a second short border strip. Join short border strips to short edges of quilt center. Press seams toward border.

4. Join two ecru stripe triangles to make a border corner square. The square should be 1-1/2" square including seam allowances. Repeat to make four border corner squares total.

5. Join 12 Flying Geese units to make a long border strip. Press seams in one direction. Sew a border corner square to each end of the long border strip. The long border strip should be 1-1/2x26-1/2" including seam allowances. Repeat to make a second long border strip. Sew long border strips to remaining edges of quilt center to complete quilt top. Press seams toward border.